The four children fell through the ice at Babbs Mill Park in Solihull, a city southeast of Birmingham. Three of them, aged eight, ten and eleven, died in hospital. A six-year-old boy is still being treated in hospital Euronews.
Several police officers and bystanders jumped into the water to help the children. When the fire department arrived on the scene, the children were able to be taken out of the water. According to the BBC, the children had a heart attack. They were revived on the spot.
According to witnesses, six children were playing on the ice. So two of them may still be missing. That search is still ongoing. But emergency services said the chances of them still being alive were slim. Therefore, firefighters talk about searching bodies and not about rescue operations.
It’s not clear how long the children were in the water. During a rescue operation, one officer became slightly hypothermic. He is taken to the hospital.
It’s winter weather in England. Code yellow has been announced in most countries due to snowfall and ice formation. Weather warnings were still in place in parts through Thursday afternoon. UK authorities warn of danger of ice during winter in England. According to the weather forecast, this winter will last for many days.
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